St Anne, St Augustine, Holy Family, St Mary, St Osmund

Hogarth Partnership St Teresa, St Thomas Aquinas, SS William & Francis De Sales

ST AUGUSTINE’S 30 Coniscliffe Road, Darlington DL3 7RG Tel: 01325 266602 email: [email protected] www.staugustineschurch.org.uk Rev. Gordon Ryan

Fr Greg Price St Teresa’s/St Anne’s/St Williams 257681 Fr Kevin Dixon St Thomas’/Holy Family 463636 Fr Ian Grieves St Osmund’s/St Mary’s 730191 Chaplaincy Office Memorial Hospital (Mrs Carol Moody - 01325 743029) Diocese of Hexham & Newcastle – Reg Charity No: 1143450 Diocesan Website: www.rcdhn.org.uk Twitter@diocesehn :www.facebook.com/diocesehn

5th July 2020 –14th Sunday of Year A

WORD FOR TODAY

The gospel message makes sense of our lives. It lightens the burden, sheds light and guides us through difficult decisions. Jesus’ promise today is the same as always: when you feel overburdened I will give you rest.

The office is closed for the time being, If you wish to speak/contact Fr Gordon please ring the office - 266602 or email [email protected].

Sunday 5th July 9.15am – Gerry Lynch RIP

Sunday 12th July 9.15am – Nick Robinson RIP

Please let us know if you would like a mass intention on a particular date.

THOSE WHO ARE SICK Please remember Fr Gary Dickson, Fr Richard Harriott, Fr Wilfrid Elkin, and all priests and religious in the diocese and people of the parish who have health problems. Also the sick & housebound of the parish - Michelle Butler, Anne Kee, Betty Smith, Elizabeth Leeman, Michael Grogan, Joan McIntyre, Doris Trees, Pat Cunningham, Denise Trees & Sylvia McGee and all those looking after them. LATELY DEAD Fr Michael Hickey, Thomas Joseph Finlay ANNIVERSARIES July Anniversaries – Kathleen Flaws, Peter Gaffney, Bill Carter, Teresa Taylor, Robert Brown, Mary Philbin, Rita Taylor, Irene Humphrey, Jean Forrest, Enrid Mary Watson, John Mace, Maureen Baines, Thomas McDermott, Liam Ryan, Mary Welsh, Brian Campbell, Marion Turner, John Hennessey, Elizabeth Thirtle. May they rest in peace.

RE-OPENING OF CHURCHES – Individual Worship only Bishop Robert Byrne CO has announced the re–opening of a further twenty Churches, with St Augustine’s, Darlington being among them. Please note this is only for PRIVATE INDIVIDUAL WORSHIP. A comprehensive list of all the churches which are open/scheduled to open are on the Diocesan website.

The Diocese will be providing training for supervisors so we await further developments. Further details, including the date and times of opening, will be announced as they become available. Please see on the Diocesan website and our own website - a letter that has been issued by the Metropolitan Archbishops of the Catholic Church in England.

IN MEMORY OF GERRY LYNCH Gerry was a valued member of St Augustine's parish, a tireless worker on behalf of the Parish Centre committee and for many years contributed enormously to the work of our SVP Conference. He was particularly concerned with the work of Sunday Stop; organised the annual clothes collection for the disadvantaged and vulnerable in our society and, together with his wife, Rosie, collected and transported essentials for the asylum seekers housed in Newcastle. His loss will be greatly felt.

Gerry's family suggest that it may be appropriate to mark his passing through the creation of a fund to support the poor and disadvantaged of Darlington at a time when help is urgently needed and SVP income is depleted.

If you feel that you are able to contribute in this way please use the following bank details for your donation.

St Augustine's SVP Sort Code: 60-60-04 A/C No: 46084258 Please include the name 'Gerry Lynch' as a reference.

Of course, please remember Gerry and his family in your prayers.

Brian Humphrey [email protected]

CAFOD Virtual Pilgrimage (Started 1st July) With the help of parishioners from across the Diocese, CAFOD is organising a Holy Island ‘virtual pilgrimage’ from 1 to 11 July 2020. The virtual pilgrimage will feature daily reflection and prayer, stories from past pilgrims and will end with a special Mass at 3.00pm on Saturday 11 July 2020. For more information visit CAFOD Hexham & Newcastle’s blog.

FIRST READING: ZECHARIAH 9:9-10

The Lord says this:

Rejoice heart and soul, daughter of Zion! Shout with gladness, daughter of Jerusalem! See now, your king comes to you; he is victorious, he is triumphant, humble and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey. He will banish chariots from Ephraim and horses from Jerusalem; the bow of war will be banished. He will proclaim peace for the nations. His empire shall stretch from sea to sea, from the River to the ends of the earth.

THE PSALM

I will bless your name for ever, O God my King.

SECOND READING: ROMANS 8:9.11-13

Your interests are not in the unspiritual, but in the spiritual, since the Spirit of God has made his home in you. In fact, unless you possessed the Spirit of Christ you would not belong to him, and if the Spirit of him who raised Jesus from the dead is living in you, then he who raised Jesus from the dead will give life to your own mortal bodies through his Spirit living in you.

So then, my brothers, there is no necessity for us to obey our unspiritual selves or to live unspiritual lives. If you do live in that way, you are doomed to die; but if by the Spirit you put an end to the misdeeds of the body you will live.

GOSPEL: MATTHEW 11:25-30

Jesus exclaimed, 'I bless you, Father, Lord of heaven and of earth, for hiding these things from the learned and the clever and revealing them to mere children. Yes, Father, for that is what it pleased you to do. Everything has been entrusted to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, just as no one knows the Father except the Son and those to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

'Come to me, all you who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest. Shoulder my yoke and learn from me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden light.'

© 1966, 1967 and 1968 by Darton, Longman and Todd, and Doubleday and Co Inc., and used by permission.]

An Act of Spiritual Communion My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the most Holy Sacrament. I love You above all things and I desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.

We can easily manage if we will only take, each day, the burden appointed to it. But the load will be too heavy for us if we carry yesterday's burden over again today, and then add the burden of the morrow before we are required to bear it. (John Newton)

COUNSELLING AND LISTENING SERVICES As part of the pastoral care of parishioners and others during this COVID-19 lockdown, a number of qualified counsellors and listeners have generously made themselves available to anyone who may be troubled by the negative effects of the situation. These counsellors and listeners can be contacted through the St Mary’s Cathedral Listening Service on 0191 232 6953 and the Northumberland Listening Service on 07732 980740.

THE VICARIATE FOR FAITH & MISSION are able to provide copies of our lockdown prayer resources to those without internet access and contact for those who are thinking about becoming a Catholic. Please contact the Vicariate by ringing 07375 934713, or get in touch via [email protected].

If anybody would like to change their envelope donation to a direct debit our bank details are as follows:

DHN Darlington St Augustine A registered Charity HSBC Bank Account No. 11163914 Sort Code 40-34-18

Thank you to to all those parishioners who are supporting us via a weekly/monthly payment through the bank.

FOOD BANK – please take any donations direct to the Food Bank.

King’s Foodbank Opening Times: Mon, Wed & Fri, 1pm – 3pm Find us on Facebook Tel. 01325 469884 King’s Church, Prospect Place, Whessoe Road, Darlington DL3 0QT

St.Columba’s Opening Times: Friday, 11:00am – 12:00noon St.Columba’s Church, Clifton Ave, Darlington DL1 5EE

If you know of anybody in need please contact John Kilgour at, [email protected] or phone the office (266602) and leave a message.

You can donate directly by bank transfer to The SVP or Kings Foodbank for details please contact John on the email - [email protected].

FIRST STOP DARLINGTON The local charity helping those in need and distress are operating a telephone system for advice on benefits, housing and any difficulties people may be experiencing please contact freephone 0808 196 3144.

COMMUNITY PEER MENTOR Supporting people across County Durham and Darlington. If you are feeling vulnerable or isolated please ring the office (266602) or email [email protected] and we can arrange for somebody to ring and talk to you.

CHURCH SERVICES There is a full list on the website of those churches (that we know of) within the Diocese which are live-streaming Masses, prayer services, benediction, Exposition of the Eucharist.

DIAL A MASS service – if you know of anybody who doesn’t have internet access there is the opportunity to listen to mass on the phone. From 12 noon on a Sunday dial 01642 130120 (which is charged at local rates) and listen to the 12 noon Sunday Mass at Middlesbrough Cathedral – this was set up by the Knights of St Gregory. The Mass is recorded and can be listened to anytime during the week.

THE NORTHERN CROSS is a not-for-profit organisation and a charitable trust. They rely entirely on revenue from newspaper sales, annual subscriptions and advertising to continue publishing. Like many businesses they are now experiencing significant financial difficulties, being unable to sell their newspapers in churches. Please consider taking out an annual online subscription for just £14.40, to help them through this difficult time. It is an excellent newspaper providing news and events that take place throughout the Diocese. Payment can be made by bank transfer : Northern Cross HSBC Bank Account 81602292 - Sort Code 40-42-11. Please visit northerncross.org.uk for further details.